Report

The short- and medium-term effects of Sure Start on children’s outcomes

By Pedro Carneiro, Sarah Cattan, Gabriella Conti, Claire Crawford, Christine Farquharson and Nick Ridpath

Publication details

Publication date
Series or book
IFS Report Series
Pages
pp. 1–108
Publisher
Institute for Fiscal Studies
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1920/re.ifs.2025.0017
ISBN
978-1-80103-224-7

Summary

An evaluation of Sure Start’s impacts on education, health, absences, special educational needs, crime and social care, plus a cost–benefit analysis.

Topics

IFS Sure Start research wins ONS Research Excellence Award 2025

Pedro Carneiro, Sarah Cattan, Gabriella Conti, Claire Crawford, Christine Farquharson, and 1 additional author

Media

  • Child Development
  • Life Course Analysis
  • Psychology
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